‘Balls Up’ Review: Ugly Americans Face the Wrath of Brazil in a Disposable Comic Jaunt for Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser

Say what you will about Peter Farrelly, but he’s one filmmaker who hasn’t let an Oscar go to his head. In the years since his contentious Best Picture win for “Green Book,” Farrelly has shown only sporadic interest in chasing prestige. The lightweight Vietnam tale “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” was just vaguely aspirational, and […]

By Guy Lodge